13 August 2015

The face of painful chihuahua syndrome.


Otterpop's back is bad again. It's heartbreaking to see an Otterpop in pain. It's weird to have a quiet house with no barking, and without the constant movement of Otterpop, who's less still than a border collie around the house. I try to keep her activity level low, Otterpop is all about less since this has started happening. She spends a lot of time on a leash. Less run, less play, less hike, just a lot of less. Maybe one dash to a ball too many, a hop down the stairs, a run across the living room with a border collie, who knows. Drugs and crate and we'll see if she feels better in a few days.


Get well soon, Otterpop. It's a little bit creepy to have this much quiet. Everybody feels sad for Otterpop.

Gustavo not shown. He's sleeping in his closet.

5 comments:

Agility Foot said...

Pop looks miserable. Banksy looks like the kind of Rx that's needed.

team small dog said...

Banksy's actually in there with Ruby. I have 2 crates, and they're next to each other. Otterpop is miserable in one, Ruby has a nap in one and Banksy feels left out so she climbs in with Ruby. Ruby doesn't care as long as Banksy doesn't start rolling around because, SHE'S IN A SMALL CRATE! WOW! YAY! Gustavo just sits in the closet.
Otterpop feels a little better today. Poor Otterpop. Ouch.

Terry A said...

Glad she's feeling better. She's a unique character in all dogdom.

Agility Foot said...

Little black dog heads look similar to me. Sorry, Ruby.

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